Quiz:
Vocabulary Test for Chapter 5


Directions:

Fill in the blank in each sentence with one of the words listed below.

respiratory
irreparable
abated
meteorological

liberation
stamina
turmoil

ironically
geological
geriatric


1.

Running a marathon definitely requires _________.

2.

According to weather forecasters, tomorrow's __________ conditions will be perfect for producing snow.

3.

Alzheimer's disease is a _________ disorder that generally affects people over 60 years old.

4.

___________, the new rule has been penalizing the very people it was designed to help.

5.

Hitting an iceberg caused __________ damage to the Titanic, which sunk to the bottom of the ocean.

6.

The American Civil War resulted in the end of slavery and the __________ of more than four million slaves.

7.

Volcanoes, mountains, and canyons are all ___________ formations.

8.

When the teacher returned after leaving the children unsupervised for ten minutes, she found her normally orderly classroom in __________.

9.

___________ diseases like asthma can make breathing more difficult.

10.

After she took two aspirin, the pain of her headache ___________.



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